California’s Mojave Desert hides an undiscovered architectural gem-a luxurious stone house that looks like it was made for a fashionable <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/james-bond/" target="_blank">Bond villain</a>. Organic architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg (79) designed <a href="http://organicmodernestate.com/" target="_blank">the house</a> in Joshua Tree for a couple, artist Bev Doolittle and her husband Jay Doolittle, who are now selling it for $3 million.

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Joshua Tree House Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

The house was completed in 1993.

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Joshua Tree House Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

Its interior designer, John Vugrin, spent another few years with the finishing touches.

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Joshua Tree House Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

It is an otherworldly space made of concrete, steel and glass, nestled up into the rocky hillside in the Mojave Desert.

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Joshua Tree House Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

The works began in 1988, two years after the couple met the architect for the first time.

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Joshua Tree House Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

Its heavy walls and rib-like structure make it look like a robust shelter during desert storms.

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Joshua Tree House Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

It is a 4,643-square-foot space with 26 columns that fan out of its rooflines like wings.

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Joshua Tree House Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

Its sturdiness was successfully tested back in 1992, during the Landers earthquake.

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Joshua Tree House Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

During the construction, the Doolittles lived in a nearby home and finally took up residence in the early 2000s.

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Joshua Tree House Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

Today, the couple is looking to downsize and live a simpler life, and have decided to sell the property.

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Joshua Tree House Kendrick Bangs Kellogg

California’s Mojave Desert hides an undiscovered architectural gem-a luxurious stone house that looks like it was made for a fashionable Bond villain. Organic architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg (79) designed the house in Joshua Tree for a couple, artist Bev Doolittle and her husband Jay Doolittle, who are now selling it for $3 million.